A RADICAL Islamic preacher has been forced to deny signing up to an adultery website after his details appeared on the hacked list of Ashley Madison members.

Hamza Andreas Tzortzis, who once associated with a group who call for the establishment of an Islamic 'Caliphate', claimed he has been the victim of a smear campaign after his name, address and bank details appeared on the now-notorious list.

The details of 37 million Ashley Madison users were released by hackers on Wednesday following a cyber attack last month.

It is unclear if the details published are genuine, and it is also possible to create an Ashley Madison account using someone else's name and email address.

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Tzortis wrote on his Facebook page: "It has come to my attention that my details are on the Ashley Madison data leak. This includes my name, address, and bank card details."

Continuing his rant, Tzortis also outlined his plans to contact the police over the alleged theft of his identity.

He added: "I am not ruling anything out at the moment, including the possibility of my phone being illegally hacked. Retrospectively speaking, it has shown signs of being hacked.

"It seems that the first transaction was made in Australia when I was there for lectures and courses.

"It could have been someone who knows me, someone who hates me, or a malicious person who found out who I was.

"It could be one person or two, they could be working locally, from abroad or both."

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The Ashley Madison hack affected 37 million users

Tzortzis is a member of the Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) and once had to apologise for claiming those who reject Islam should be punished - as well as for his statement that "beheading is painless".

He is known for his conservative stance on sexual morality and once described "sex outside of marriage, wife-swapping and swingers parties" as not fitting with "the Islamic vision of society".

In the same blog post, which is now deleted, Tzortzis branded homosexuality a "crime" and also referred to cannibalism, paedophilia and incest to make his argument.

He previously admitted being associated with the Islamic political party Hizb ut Tahrir, who wish for all Muslim countries to unite under one ruler or 'Caliph'